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Curious and Interesting Names Near Brocks Beach ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Camperdown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camperdown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camperdown
- Crossland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edenvale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edenvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenvale
- Elmvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmvale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmvale <3>
- Kirkville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Lavender
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavender came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Rob Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rob Roy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Springhunt Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhunt Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhunt Island
- Strongville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strongville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongville
- Former names for Strongville:
- Silver Shoe
- Sunnidale Station
How Far From Brocks Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Brocks Beach to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Brocks Beach and extending to:
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 225 miles [362.1 km]<4> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Brocks Beach to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,781 miles [9,303.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,514 miles [10,483.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,393 miles [7,069.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brocks Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brocks Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brocks Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4671, Longitude: -80.1074 |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Brocks Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.384 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.997 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.915 degrees. |
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